Where does “Toastbrot” come from?
Toastbrot (German) comes from German brōt, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Toastbrot (German): soft white bread, typically roughly quadratic, as...
Definitions
- soft white bread, typically roughly quadratic, as...
Ancestry of “Toastbrot”, step by step
Toastbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brōt | bread |
| 2 | Middle High German | brōt | bread |
| 3 | Old High German | brōt | bread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 5 | English | Berwald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via German Toast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Toast | toast; soft, roughly quadratic white bread,... |
| 2 | English | toast | Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while... |
| 3 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 4 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 5 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |